Interactive control systems for medical processing devices
First Claim
1. A blood processing system including a user interactive interface, the system comprisingan array of hardware elements including an element operative for separating blood into component parts,a controller coupled to the hardware elements operative for actuating the hardware elements to carry out a selected blood processing procedure, the controller including an input operative to receive a process parameter value for the selected blood processing procedure and an output operative to transmit a processing status value that changes over time as the hardware elements carry out the selected blood processing procedure,an interface screen having a status display region and a working display region spaced and distinct from the status display region,an interface manager communicating with the interface screen and the controller input and the controller output, the interface manager includingmeans for generating a first display on the status display region including a first field,means for generating a second display on the working display region, the second display being different than the first display and including a second field,means for showing in the first field changes in the processing status value in response to the controller output,means for showing in the second field the process parameter value received by the controller input while simultaneously showing changes in the processing status value in the first field in response to controller output, andmeans responsive to information received by the controller input to change the process parameter value showing in the second field on the working display region while simultaneously keeping changes in the processing status value showing in the first field on the status display region.
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Abstract
A medical fluid processing device for processing blood or other fluids includes a plurality of hardware elements that perform specific functions. Different processing procedures are achieved by performing the specific functions in appropriately arranged sequences and combinations. A user accessible menu permits user selection of the desired processing procedure. A dual region, user accessible screen provides user interaction with the processing device.
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13 Claims
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1. A blood processing system including a user interactive interface, the system comprising
an array of hardware elements including an element operative for separating blood into component parts, a controller coupled to the hardware elements operative for actuating the hardware elements to carry out a selected blood processing procedure, the controller including an input operative to receive a process parameter value for the selected blood processing procedure and an output operative to transmit a processing status value that changes over time as the hardware elements carry out the selected blood processing procedure, an interface screen having a status display region and a working display region spaced and distinct from the status display region, an interface manager communicating with the interface screen and the controller input and the controller output, the interface manager including means for generating a first display on the status display region including a first field, means for generating a second display on the working display region, the second display being different than the first display and including a second field, means for showing in the first field changes in the processing status value in response to the controller output, means for showing in the second field the process parameter value received by the controller input while simultaneously showing changes in the processing status value in the first field in response to controller output, and means responsive to information received by the controller input to change the process parameter value showing in the second field on the working display region while simultaneously keeping changes in the processing status value showing in the first field on the status display region.
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8. A blood processing system including a user interactive interface, the system comprising
an array of hardware elements including an element operative for separating blood into component parts, a controller coupled to the hardware elements operative for actuating the hardware elements to carry out a selected blood processing procedure, the controller including an input operative to receive a process parameter value for the selected blood processing procedure and an output operative to transmit a processing status value that changes over time as the hardware elements carry out the selected blood processing procedure, an interface screen having a status display region and a working display region spaced and distinct from the status display region, an interface manager communicating with the interface screen and the controller input and the controller output, the interface manager including means for generating a first display on the status display region including a first field and a second field separate and distinct from the first field, means for generating a second display on the working display region, the second display being different than the first display and including a third field, means for showing in the first field a process identifier identifying the selected blood processing procedure, means for showing in the second field changes in the processing status value in response to the controller output, means for showing in the third field the process parameter value received by the controller input while simultaneously showing the process identifier in the first field and changes in the processing status value in the second field in response to controller output, and means responsive to information received by the controller input to change the process parameter value showing in the third field on the working display region while simultaneously keeping the process identifier showing in the first field and changes in the processing status value showing in the second field on the status display region.
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